Nemesis

Nemesis is a creator-owned comic book limited series written by Mark Millar, drawn by Steve McNiven and published by the Icon Comics imprint of Marvel Comics. The publicity was launched in October 2009, with a teaser image containing the caption "What if Batman was the Joker?" The rights to make a Nemesis film have been optioned by 20th Century Fox, with Tony Scott set to direct it, in conjunction with his Scott Free production company.

At one point names like Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp and Liam Neeson were being bandied around for a live-action adaptation of Mark Millar's Nemesis. Nearly five years after the prospects of a Nemesis movie were first reported, are we any closer to seeing the project come to fruition?

Before the rights to Daredevil reverted back to Marvel Studios, The Grey director Joe Carnahan was attached to direct a reboot for Twentieth Century Fox. Here, he discusses both that, and his take on Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's Nemesis. Is it still happening? Read on for details!

Kick-Ass and Jupiter's Legacy writer and creator Mark Millar has issued a lengthy statement via his forums declaring Joe and Matthew Carnahan's Nemesis screenplay as, "the biggest and smartest action movie we've all seen in a very, very long time". Read on for details!

It feels like it's been a very, VERY long time since we last heard anything about Joe Carnahan's planned big screen adaptation of Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's Nemesis, but the writer and director has now taken to Twitter to reveal that the screenplay is finished. Check it out!

The latest Micro-news is chock-full of goodness! We have 'mini-news' on Man of Steel, Nemesis, a reunion of Earth's Mightiest Heroes at the Oscars and an unlikely rumor about an addition to the Avengers team.

We've known for a while that Joe Carnahan (The Grey) is tackling the big screen adaptation of Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's Nemesis, and he has now taken to his Twitter account to tease the opening scene of the movie. Check it out!

Finally! With pretty much every single one of Mark Millar's creator owned comics heading to the big screen, it has astonished many that Nemesis isn't among them. Well, it is now! Joe Carnahan has confirmed that he and his brother have started working on the screenplay. Read on for details!

In an interview with Collider, Liam Neeson - who can be seen next in Taken 2 - chats about his very brief scene with Christian Bale in TDKR. He also comments on the rumor that he might be a part of Joe Carnahan's adaptation of Mark Millar's Nemesis..

Joe Carnahan may have missed out on the opportunity too helm Daredevil for Fox, but prolific comic book writer Mark Millar now confirms that he is now working on bringing Nemesis to the big screen. He also offers up an idea of when Matthew Vaughn will begin working on The Secret Service.

Scottish comic book writer Mark Millar is currently over in Los Angeles to meet with various studio bigwigs about some of the planned adaptations of his work, and it sounds as if Nemesis (pencilled by Steve McNiven) may finally be getting closer to becoming a reality.

A new rumor indicates that Fox are now actively pursuing Liam Neeson as Blake Morrow and are in talks with X-Men: First Class star Michael Fassbender for Nemesis. A possible start date for production has also been mentioned. Hit the jump for details.

Director Joe Carnahan once again offers an update of sorts on the adaptation of Mark Millar's popular creation while also discussing the chances of casting Liam Neeson as Blake Morrow - while the actor himself is present! Check it out.

While there's nothing to say we'll never see the popular comic book series from writer Mark Millar and artist Steve Mcniven up on the big screen, it would appear that the project has been put on hold for the time being.

Following the announcement that work is going ahead on a sequel to Wanted, Mark Millar himself has revealed that this is just the start of four or five big movie announcements based on his work in the next month...

This fantastic animated fan trailer for Nemesis set to DJ Deceit's "Badman Silence" has garnered acclaim from the comic's writer Mark Millar and artist Steve McNiven. Check it out but be warned, it's VERY violent..

Can't wait until Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's fantastic series hits the big screen? Well, hit the jump to take a look at this ultra-violent motion comic style animation that one clever fan has come up with...

A new post from Latino Review claims that Millar's awesome super villain story is now being fast tracked to production with screen writer Matthew Michael Carnahan on board. Millar seems to suggests differently..